Movies based on videogames sucked. Movies about videogames suck harder. That seems to be the way of the world. However, I cannot find it in my heart to dislike Brainscan, a movie in which Ed Furlong goes on a psychotic rampage thanks to an evil game.

Amusingly, T. Ryder Smith, who plays the game's monstrous herald Trickster, went on to do a number of videogame voices, including that of BioShock's Sander Cohen. Neat!

Anyway, this is a game-related episode of my regular movie review show, so I figured you might like it. Enjoy!

NECA is on a roll with these videogame-inspired toys, though admittedly Godzilla looks a bit like he's decked out in camouflage here. The 6" figure is modeled after Godzilla: Monster of Monsters, and it comes packaged in a cool faux-weathered box based on the NES game's cover art.
It's expected to ship in July 2015, and pre-orders are open for $21.99. Don't make eye contact.
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